Atlantic City unions balk at contract renegotiation efforts

Atlantic City labor union leaders are rejecting efforts by the mayor, Lorenzo Langford, to renegotiate their contracts as part of budget tightening measures, according to a report in the Press of Atlantic City.

The local police union, along with five other city labor unions, said they have had enough. "We negotiated a contract in good faith, and we certainly expect it to be upheld for the full length of the contract," Capt. Joseph Fair, who heads the superior-officers union, told the paper.

Langford, meanwhile, would not comment on exactly where he is looking to renegotiate, but has said it was part of his plan to avoid layoffs.